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dimissory

[dim-uh-sawr-ee, -sohr-ee] /ˈdɪm əˌsɔr i, -ˌsoʊr i/
adjective
1.
dismissing or giving permission to depart.
Origin of dimissory
Late Latin
1425-1475
1425-75; late Middle English: a dimissory letter < Late Latin dīmissōrius, equivalent to Latin dīmitt(ere) to send away, release (see demit1, demit2) + -tōrius -tory1
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dimissory

/dɪˈmɪsərɪ/
adjective
1.
granting permission to be ordained: a bishop's dimissory letter
2.
granting permission to depart
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